Mixed Celebrities
Pop Culture
Terminology
Marlborough Hacks
School Resources
100

This man was the first mixed president of the United States, but he was more well-known as the first black president.

Who is Barack Obama? (White mother from Kansas and Kenyan father)

100

This movie series that was released on Netflix features a multiracial Korean and white family who lost their mother. The daughter in these movies writes letters to the boys she likes that get sent out by her younger sister.

What is To All the Boys I've Loved Before?

100

This term refers to a person with African and Latin American heritage.

What is Afro-Latinx?

100

This slang term is what the students call the cafeteria on campus.

What is the caf?
100

These two adults on campus, who you just met in the last 30 minutes, can help you with anything you need.

Who are Mr. Espinoza and Dr. Utomi?

200

This man is the multiracial actor that starred in the Matriz movie series.

Who is Keanu Reeves? (He is of Hawaiian, Portuguese, and Chinese descent. Born in Lebanon.)

200

This talk show host describes in detail in his book his experience growing up in South Africa as a light-skinned, multiracial black man.

Who is Trevor Noah?

200

This controversial term is used to describe someone of multiracial Hawaiin descent.

What is Hapa?

200

This acronym is used to refer to the all-school meetings we have every week.

What is ASM

200

This program of students at Marlborough who offer tutoring for their fellow students. Peer tutors are generally available to meet once per week.  Subject-specific help or study skills are available.

What is California Scholarship Federation Tutors (CSF)?

300

This woman is the first female, Afro-Latina (Dominican and Trinidadian) solo artist to win the Grammy for best rap album.

Who is Cardi B?

300

This spin-off of Blackish depicts the childhood of Rainbow Johnson as a multiracial girl.

What is Mixedish?

300

This term describes the phenomenon of racial and cultural mixing in the Americas associated with Spanish colonization.

What is mestizaje?

300

Students often use acronyms or shortened names to describe classes. This acronym is used for AP United States History. 

What is APUSH?

300

This program provides Upper School student mentorship to middle school students. US schools are trained in empathetic listening skills and act as a resource and support for personal or academic concerns.

What is Peers are Listening (PALs)?

400

This multiracial woman is a Los Angeles native and attended Immaculate Heart High School, and she became the Duchess of Sussex.

Who is Megan Markle?

400

Zendaya plays Rue in this show about her drug addiction and high school experience.

What is Euphoria?

400

This term is derived from the Spanish word criollo meaning of full Spanish descent but born in the Americas. In present day, the word is used to describe a person of mixed European and black descent, especially in the Caribbean.

What is Creole?

400

The library on campus recently got a makeover and a new name, but most students still refer to it as this, its name before the renovations.

What is the ARC?

400

This woman, The Director of Equity and Inclusion, just started a few weeks ago, and she is available for any time to help you with whatever you may need.

Who is Mx. Wells?

500

This mixed-race pop star wrote the song "Hips Don't Lie."

Who is Shakira?

500

An Afro-Latino boy, Miles Morales, gets bitten by a radioactive spider in this animated Disney movie released a few years ago.

What is Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse?

500

This term is used to describe someone who is mixed with Spanish and Indigenous heritage.

What is Mestizo?

500

This street, a few blocks down from school, is the most popular place for juniors and seniors to get lunch and for younger students to get snacks after school.

What is Larchmont?

500

This office where Mr. Espinoza and Ms. Wright work is always open to conversations about anything that is bothering students on campus.

What is the community partnerships office?

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